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Minn. Governor Seeks Task Force To Mull Future Of MNsure

Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing that an advisory group to consider future options for MNsure, including a possible switch to the federal government’s healthcare.gov website. Meanwhile, an expanded audit of Colorado's exchange awaits the governor's pen and efforts to expand Medicaid in Missouri have failed to gain traction.

Minnesota Public Radio:
GOP Leader Wants To End MinnesotaCare
Days after saying they want to cut taxes and still spend money on key priorities, a key Republican in the Minnesota House is floating a proposal to end a popular health care program for Minnesota's working poor. ... State Rep. Matt Dean, who chairs the House Health Care Finance Committee, would move the 95,000 people currently participating in MinnesotaCare coverage to MNsure, where they would buy a private plan. Dean estimates the shift would save about $900 million over two years, cash that could be used for Republican priorities that include nursing home funding, and mental and dental health programs. (Richert, 3/16)